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Jim RosicaAugust 22, 2018

A Tallahassee judge now controls the political fate of Democratic candidate for Attorney General Ryan Torrens. Circuit Judge Karen Gievers held a bench trial Wednesday on whether to disqualify the Tampa attorney. For now, the Tampa consumer affairs attorney faces state Rep. Sean Shaw – also a Tampa lawyer – in next Tuesday’s primary election. Gievers did not say […]

Jim RosicaJuly 30, 2018

Democratic candidate for Attorney General Ryan Torrens is striking back after primary opponent Sean Shaw sued last week to have him kicked off the ballot. In a statement Monday, Torrens said the money that Shaw called an “illegal campaign contribution” was essentially a loan to his campaign, “as he will now see (and could have learned if he’d only had the […]

Jim RosicaJuly 25, 2018

Democratic candidate for Attorney General Sean Shaw is suing to knock primary opponent Ryan Torrens off the ballot, saying Torrens “failed to properly qualify” because of an “illegal campaign contribution.” Torrens called the lawsuit a “sham.” Shaw’s lawsuit was filed just before 5 p.m. Tuesday in Leon County Circuit Civil court against Torrens, the state’s Division […]

Ryan NicolJune 22, 2018

Former Republican Congressman David Rivera has failed to qualify in his run for House District 105 despite pouring in $360,000 into his own campaign. Rivera was one of four candidates slated to run for the open seat. The qualifying deadline for state House races was noon Friday. Rivera’s campaign was sure to attract attention as […]

Drew WilsonApril 30, 2018

Pasco County Republican Ardian Zika announced Monday that his House District 37 campaign had gathered enough signatures to make the ballot by petition. The campaign said it has collected and submitted 1,225 petitions, which equates to 1 percent of the voter registration in HD 37. Qualifying by petition allows candidates to avoid paying a fee […]

Drew WilsonMarch 28, 2018

Republican Monica Wofford announced Wednesday that she had collected enough petition signatures in support of her House District 32 bid and qualified for the ballot. Wofford, a businesswoman and author who runs her own training and consulting firm, is the first candidate in the race to qualify for the ballot. “I am extremely humbled by […]

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Judge will now decide whether Ryan Torrens stays on ballot

Contribution was really loan, Ryan Torrens explains – as he acknowledges he made mistake

Attorney General race goes ‘boom’ as Sean Shaw sues to get Ryan Torrens off ballot

David Rivera fails to qualify for state House run after giving $360K to campaign

Ardian Zika makes HD 37 ballot by petition

In HD 32, Monica Wofford qualifies for ballot by petition